Jerez de los Caballeros Tourist Office

The Jerez de los Caballeros tourist office is in the San Agustín Cultural Centre, in the former convent of San Agustín, inside the old town. It is run by the town council and is the first stop for understanding a town that is visited on foot, among Baroque towers, convents and the Templar wall. Here they give maps, leaflets and guides to the town, and advise you personally on what to see depending on how much time you have.

Hours and contact

The municipal tourism website publishes Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:30 to 18:30, the same hours it gives for the Balboa Birthplace and for the Museum of Sacred Art and Holy Week. The Junta de Extremadura's listing gives wider hours, Monday to Sunday: if you go on a Sunday or Monday, call 924 730 372 first or write to [email protected].

What they sort out

According to the town council itself, there are guided visits for groups, families and individuals, and the information is requested at the office. If you prefer a private-company visit, Tour Extremadura works in the town, leaving from Plaza de España. They also tell you which churches are open that day and how to climb the tower of the San Bartolomé church, the most colourful in Jerez.

If you go on your own, ask for the map and follow the logical order of the old town: the Templar alcazaba and the Bloody Tower, the church of Santa María de la Encarnación, Plaza de España and San Miguel and, to finish, the circuit of the wall by its gates. The municipal website also gathers routes through palaces and convents, interactive maps and 3D virtual visits, useful for preparing your visit from home.

Festivals and agenda

The office runs the town's agenda: Holy Week, the Ham Fair, the Noche en Blanco, the neighbourhood velás and Christmas. In July it sells tickets for the Templar Festival, four days of medieval market and theatre at the castle; if you go on those dates, call in here in good time.

Getting there and accessibility

By car, Jerez is reached along the EX-112 and the N-435; there are also buses from Badajoz, Seville and other nearby towns, which stop at the bus station on Calle Rodeo. The town council says that many areas of the historic centre and the monuments have adapted access, though it admits it is still working on it: ask at the office about routes without stairs, because the old town has slopes. If you travel with a dog, the website publishes a guide to establishments that admit them.